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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: landraver on September 26, 2005, 19:58:12

Title: tow bar
Post by: landraver on September 26, 2005, 19:58:12

I'm rebuilding the 90 at the mo. Modded for serious off road. I'm thinking of buying a caravan but don't want a low slung tobar to compomise its off-road ability. Anyone know of a solution or any ideas :?  :?:

Title: tow bar
Post by: Jim-Willy on September 26, 2005, 20:00:47

Get a demountable towbar.  Scrapiron racing do em.

Title: tow bar
Post by: jjsaul on September 26, 2005, 21:50:37

to fit a tow bar takes about 20 mins and about the same to take it back off.....

just fit it when you take the caravan on holiday.....

Title: tow bar
Post by: Jim-Willy on September 26, 2005, 21:53:24

Quote from: "jjsaul"

to fit a tow bar takes about 20 mins and about the same to take it back off.....

just fit it when you take the caravan on holiday.....

Unless you've got one like mine, when i took it off the bolts snapped inside the crossmember :twisted:

Title: tow bar
Post by: Priglet on September 27, 2005, 12:22:26

Southdown do some nice kit.

http://www.southdown4x4.co.uk/DetachableTowing.htm

Title: tow bar
Post by: Ben on September 27, 2005, 13:38:00

Before mine was nicked  :cry: it had a reverse mounted Dixon Bate.

Basically, mount the slider to the cross member, and bolt the hitch directly to the "ladder" part of the kit. Then just remove when you don't need it.

There's some photos on one of the albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/kentzer. Try the "Defender Accessories" album.

I mounted the hitch on a second slider, but wasn't happy with the movement in the assembly when towing anything of any weight. I was going to eliminate the second slider, but didn't get a chance.

I was also going to replace the tie bars using a quick release onto the chassis mounts, but again - didn't get the chance.

Cheers

Ben

Title: tow bar
Post by: landyman Ash on September 27, 2005, 17:47:09

I'd go with the de-mountable ones.  Avaiable from Devon / Scorpion / Southdown etc etc.

The best way forward, takes minutes to take off and put back on.

Juts dont forget to put some decent additional recovery points on the truck as a 90 stuck in the mud with no tow bar is a serious problem if you have no other recovery points!  :wink:

Title: tow bar
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on September 27, 2005, 23:17:22

Quote from: "Ben"

There's some photos on one of the albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/kentzer. Try the "Defender Accessories" album.
Ben

Can't view it Ben, either I've got a problem with 'WebShots' (it was okay this morning), or they've got a problem?

Title: tow bar
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on September 27, 2005, 23:20:24

Just logged off the net & back on.


It's my problem :oops:  :oops: , I can see it now

Title: tow bar
Post by: landraver on September 27, 2005, 23:23:15

Thanks fellas for the replies.
Good suggestions
I'll look into the options.

Jeff